Government
News about the involvement of government in port activities. Includes government laws applicable to ports, state-owned ports including European Union issues with national government implications. Also includes inter-government meetings, agreements and visits of government officials.
Ukraine and South Korean officials discuss logistics
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 21, 2020 – Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy has met with the Ambassador Extraordinary and...
Greece finally issues tender for privatisation of Alexandroupolis, Igoumenitsa & Kavala ports
Alexandroupolis, Greece (PortSEurope) July 20, 2020 -The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), the agency responsible for privatising Greek...
U.S. Ambassador to Greece Pyatt’s joins AmCham Panel
Athens, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – The U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, attended (online) the American-Hellenic Chamber of...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s Remarks at ONEX Syros Shipyards, Greece
Piraeus, Greece (PortSEurope) July 19, 2020 – U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, has visited the Neorion Shipyards to review progress since the...
Serbia: Infrastructure projects with China for higher economic growth
Government of Serbia – Belgrade, July 17, 2020 Today, the Minister of Finance in the Government of Serbia, Siniša Mali, talked with the Ambassador of...
Romania and Turkmenistan discuss transport corridors
Constanta, Romania (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – Representatives from Romania and Turkmenistan have online discussions about the Caspian Sea – Black...
Rosmorrechflot presents Sea Ports of Russia (KPMI) project to investors
Moscow, Russia (PortSEurope) July 17, 2020 – Deputy Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Yuri Tsvetkov has chaired an event where the “Sea...
Ukraine and China sign agreement for inland waterway development
Odessa, Ukraine (PortSEurope) July 16, 2020 – Ukraine and China have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate in the development of inland...
Spain reaffirms commitment to electrification of ports
Madrid, Spain (PortSEurope) July 15, 2020 – The Minister of Transport, Mobility and Urban Agenda, José Luis Ábalos, has restated the OPS Masterplan...
Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan discuss Lapis Lazuli transport corridor
Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (Ports Europe) July 14, 2020 – Yesterday, an online meeting was held between the Deputy Chairman of the Cabinet of Ministers of...
Thessaloniki Port Authority welcomes U.S. ambassador Pyatt
Thessaloniki, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2020 – Last Thursday, the U.S. Ambassador to Greece, Geoffrey Pyatt, visited the Thessaloniki Port Authority...
BlackSummit Financial Group interested in Kavala and Alexandroupolis ports
Athens, Greece (Ports Europe) July 12, 2020 – Both local and U.S. diplomatic sources have reported that U.S. investment fund Black Summit Financial Group...
U.S. Ambassador Pyatt’s statement at Cisco International Innovation Centre, Thessaloniki
Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt’s statement to media with Mayor Zervas at Cisco International Innovation Center and statement to TV100 – July 9, 2020...
France’s AFD lends funds to Morocco port authority
Casablanca, Morocco (Ports Europe) July 10, 2020 – L’Agence Française de Développement (AFD) and Morocco’s l’Agence Nationale des Ports (ANP)...
Montenegro deputy PM meets ambassador from China
The Deputy Prime Minister and President of the National Coordination Body for the Fight against Infectious Diseases, Milutin Simović, MA, met today with the...
Ukraine and Azerbaijan discuss further cooperation
Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine Vladyslav Krykliy held a working meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to Ukraine...
Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs meets with Tunisian counterpart
Statements by the Greek Minister of Foreign Affairs, N. Dendias, at the end of his talks with the Tunisian counterpart of Noureddine Erray – June 29,...